Brooks pleads guilty Compass Academy co founder Jay Brooks sentenced
Jay Brooks, Compass Academy co founder, pled guilty to three securities fraud and two forgery counts. Circuit Court Judge Garrison Hill sentenced him to 15 years total with three 10 year terms suspended to five years probation, credit for 127 days, and restitution to about 70 victims. Victims spoke of a deceptive friendship before sentencing.
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Fathers and father figures fill Byrd Elementary for WATCH D.O.G.S.
Graniteville Byrd Elementary welcomed 415 attendees including 187 fathers and father figures plus 228 students to launch the WATCH D.O.G.S. program. Principal Russell Gunter praised the turnout as the largest seen outside athletic events. The initiative, started in 1998 by the National Center for Fathering, places male role models in schools to boost security, reduce bullying, and support teachers through activities like arrivals, reading, hallway patrols, and job talks.
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Area Deaths David F. Daniel to Nevin Wampole
Deaths and Funerals notices list six individuals: David Franklin Daniel of Williston. Diane Lynn Kantner and Janice Floyd Cobb of Aiken. Lewis Abraham Moore Long of Aiken. Nevin Clinton Wampole of North Augusta. The brief notice aggregates recent local obituaries from area 6A.
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Weather Outlook Mostly Cloudy with Storm Chance
Mostly cloudy conditions with a chance of storms. High near 81 degrees and a low around 63. Five day forecast not fully included. temperatures shown in Celsius as 14C.
25th Anniversary of Hugo Hits South Carolina
The Aiken Standard asks readers to share Hugo experiences or photos from the September 21 1989 Category 4 hit in Charleston. Submissions to mystery at aikenstandard.com may be considered for inclusion in Sunday's hurricane package.
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Aiken Standard Updates Website to aikenstandard.com
The Aiken Standard announces a site update directing readers to aikenstandard.com and invites feedback via editorial email. The note emphasizes visiting the new domain for news and features.
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Waste facility price up 1B at Savannah River Site
The Salt Waste Processing Facility at the Savannah River Site will cost about 2.3 billion dollars to complete, up from 1.32 billion. Delays in procuring 10 large processing vessels and related design testing, construction, and site services drove the rise. Construction is now projected to finish before December 2016 despite prior delays.
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